The evacuation of Poles from the mediate East is underway

Further Polish Armed Forces aircraft flew for Poles in the mediate East. They are heading for the Maskat, the capital of Oman. The machines with more than a 100 people are due to return to the country present around midnight. “The Polish War remains ready to aid citizens of the Republic of Poland – wherever they request it –” wrote the Xth Operational Command of the Polish Republic.

Another evacuation operation was reported by the Armed Forces Operations Command. As reported, 2 aircraft carrying out tasks within the Polish Military Quota "The close East" took off from Poland on Monday a fewer minutes after 6am. Their goal is the Maskat in Oman, where they will take about 100–110 Polish citizens. The return is scheduled present around 24.00. This is another evacuation operation. Thursday night they returned to Poland Two military aircraft that evacuated from Oman 110 people requiring urgent medical attention.

The operation is carried out under the Polish military contingent created by the President's decision at the request of the president of the Council of Ministers. As the Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz last week assured, PKW “The close East” will operate as long as necessary, and the Polish military is ready to carry out further evacuation flights if conditions allow.

On February 28, the United States and Israel attacked IranThat retaliates US bases in the region. Airlines suspended flights, resulting in many citizens of another countries stuck in the mediate East. The Polish authorities have put diplomatic missions and officials liable for assisting citizens abroad, as well as the military. Government aircraft were besides included in the action. As the Polish Ministry of abroad Affairs stated on Monday, the mediate East has already left 8064 Polish citizens thanks to 44 flights – both commercial and as part of evacuations by Oman and Saudi Arabia. The majority of Poles are stuck in the United arabian Emirates, but thanks to the commercial connections restored there, more and more people return home. As the ministry stated, the evacuation of Poles from Israel, Jordan and Lebanon has practically been completed.